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Originally Posted by rubecube
Breakfast -
3 eggs and 3 slices of turkey bacon
Snack -
A couple slices of cheese or about 10-15 almonds
Lunch -
Varies. I had some cabbage and ground pork today. Usually something light. I may switch to a protein shake for lunch because I hate lunch food.
Snack -
More almonds or cheese. Same serving.
Dinner -
Usually pork or chicken with some veggies. Olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing on my salad. Not much sauce if any with the meat.
Snack -
Fruit. Usually a cup of blueberries.
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In my opinion you are not eating enough. Not bad food choices though. I would drop the turkey bacon and get real bacon (pastured pork cured naturally so you do not consume the nitrates).
I quickly entered you intake on Fitday and this is what it came out as (I obviously had to guess on some quantities for you)
Total Cals= 1,830
Fat=124.8
Carbs=42.7
Protein=135.6
I do not know how old you are or how active/type of job you have...but in my opionion to lose weight you should be about 500 cal below what you need to maintain, getting enough protein to maintain your lean muscle mass. I would eat the blueberries at breakfast. If you do need something later as a snack, I would go for fat/protein. I would try to get all the calories you need eaten by dinner (including dinner of course) though. I do not know how much protein you are eating - I entered 6 oz for pork and chicken. If you are eating that quantity of protein, you are close to getting enough depending how active you are. I would add more good/fats and veggies (you can never eat too many green veggies) to get your total calorie intake to about 2300 - 2500 hundred at least, depending how active your lifestyle is. If you are really active you will need to up it. If you have a desk job and do a little bit of working out (3 times a week) and are late 20's you maintenance range for calories is probably around 3000, give or take.
We are all a little different and you need to find out for yourself where you are. Track your food intake and watch the scale/take measurements for a bit and you can see what happens and adjust accordingly. Any change you make will most likely take a couple of weeks to find out how it affects you. Its calories over time that make the difference.
When you eat to little, your body sends signals to hang onto that last bit of fat. You will need to experiment a bit to find the sweet spot. Fat loss is all hormonal.
Stress and sleep are very important as well. Get at least 8 hrs if possible.